SpiceJet runs all-women flights on Women's Day!

March 08, 2013 13:14
SpiceJet runs all-women flights on Women's Day!

We salute the spirit of womanhood.

On Friday, International Women's Day got off to a flying start with private carrier Spice Jet's first flights of the day being operated by all-women crew.

According to a company spokesperson, all-women operations included pilots, co-pilots, in-flight crew, staff at check-in counters, engineers and security and that it began from around 5 am onwards with SpiceJet's Boeing B-737 fleet taking off from Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru while its Bombardier Q-400 fleet of aircrafts took to the skies from New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai.

Moreover, lending a personal touch to the celebrations, the airline staff gifted pink roses to women travellers on all the flights.

SpiceJet CEO Neil Mills expressed that they salute the spirit of womanhood and that this is just a way of showing gratitude to all women who work with us and fly with us.

To conclude, the all-women flight operations included eight women captains and 27 co-pilots for the Boeing B-737 fleet and three captains and 10 co-pilots for the Bombardier Q-400 fleet.

It is indeed a moment to rejoice and salute the spirit of womanhood!

(AW:Samrat Biswas)

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